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Florida governor Ron DeSantis recently stumped in Eagle Pass, with a heavy focus on border issues.

LGBTQ-rights activists flooded the Texas Capitol Tuesday ahead of an expected vote on Senate Bill 14, which would ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The House debate was delayed, and the measure will likely be taken up by the chamber later this week.

Bloomberg made a list of five Republicans and five Democrats in D.C. that everyone should keep an eye out for.

The U.S. House of Representatives adjourned until Wednesday after Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., failed three times to secure the votes needed to become speaker.

Former Republican-turned-moderate Democrat Mike Collier will once again challenge Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick — one of the most powerful Republicans in Texas.

Sharon Navarro, a professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, said the messages Republicans are using to target Latino voters — about immigration and the economy — seem to be working.

The one overriding message for candidates, voters and the idly curious in North Texas after a primary elections? Don’t stay up for the results. Counting votes continued well into the night and Wednesday morning.

Hours after failing to win enough votes to avoid a runoff, Taylor announced that he would no longer seek re-election after admitting to an extramarital affair.The runner up, former Collin County Judge Keith Self, is the other contender in the May 24 election.

Texas Democrats and Republicans have wrestled for control of state Senate District 10 for over a decade. However, a redistricted map that drew seven rural counties into a district that previously only covered Tarrant might change that.

Congressman Van Taylor of Plano built his political reputation as one of the most right-wing lawmakers in Texas. Now, he’s facing four challengers in a GOP primary that offers insight into post-Trump politics and new political maps.

After recovering from wounds suffered in World War II, Dole went on to represent Kansas in Congress for more than 30 years.